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Textual indeterminacy and determinacy: Klaus Berger's history-of-effect hermeneutic (Luke 9:57-62).

From: Biblical Theology Bulletin  |  Date: 12/22/1999  |  Author: Isaak, Jon M.

Abstract

This article analyzes the Lucan discipleship text (Luke 9:57-62) using Klaus Berger's history-of-effect (wirkungsgeschtliche) hermeneutic. After reviewing the text's reception history and Berger's rhetorical approach, it is argued that Berger's history-of-effect hermeneutic explains both why and how Luke 9:57-62 has had a consistent impact within Christian reading communities. The consistent reception is attributed to the teleological orientation of the text's ...

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